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Oklahoma City-Based Six Flags Stock's Ride Is Full of Ups and Downs.

By Paul Monies, The Daily Oklahoman Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News

Mar. 7--Six Flags is in the thrills-and-chills business, but its shareholders have had more than their fair share of surprises in recent years.

The Oklahoma City-based amusement park operator last week posted its fifth-straight money-losing year. Attendance fell for the second-straight year at its 39 regional theme parks around the world, a result the company blamed on poor weather and a soft economy.

Investors have seen Six Flags stock fall to a low of $3.29 in October

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